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Mantis (1966)

Item date(s): 1971

Walter Whall Battiss  (1906-1982) - (featured artist)


Pages: 56pp
Size: 296mm
Language: English

Sub-type: Periodical article

Place publication: Pretoria, RSA
Publisher: University of South Africa (UNISA)

Additional notes:
Annual Journal of the University of South Africa.

"Mantis (1966) by Walter Battiss is perhaps one of the most significant paintings in the collection. It conveys a timeless, profound human mesage in an ostensibly humorous vein that keeps the spectator ever fascinated" Illustration on p19.

Ref: GB/30635



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